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Transforming recycled nylon fishing nets for industrial applications
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (426+ words) Collaboration with Sea2See ensures the supply of recovered nets from Ghana. Innovation in Textiles "|" Spain Spanish plastics technology centre Aimplas is collaborating with the companies UBE and Ziknes and the University of Valencia on the REDES4VALUE project, to transform abandoned fishing nets…...
Producing potable water with natural sunlight
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (227+ words) The material soaks up and purifies seawater. Innovation in Textiles "|" Hong Kong Researchers at Hong Kong Polytechnic University have developed an aerogel-based material with long, microscopic air pockets that exploits sunlight and a simple plastic cover to turn saltwater into…...